diff --git a/healthcheck/nova-api b/healthcheck/nova-api
index 3413bf21c..ef82ea7e7 100755
--- a/healthcheck/nova-api
+++ b/healthcheck/nova-api
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@
 . ${HEALTHCHECK_SCRIPTS:-/usr/share/openstack-tripleo-common/healthcheck}/common.sh
 
 
-if ps -e | grep --quiet nova-api-metada; then
-    bind_host=$(get_config_val /etc/nova/nova.conf DEFAULT metadata_listen 127.0.0.1)
-    bind_port=$(get_config_val /etc/nova/nova.conf DEFAULT metadata_listen_port 8775)
-    check_url="http://${bind_host}:${bind_port}/"
+if ps -ef | grep --quiet nova-metadata; then
+    check_url=$(get_url_from_vhost /etc/httpd/conf.d/10-nova_metadata_wsgi.conf)
 else
     check_url=$(get_url_from_vhost /etc/httpd/conf.d/10-nova_api_wsgi.conf)
 fi
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/nova_api_healthcheck_metadata_wsgi_change-4a191009d7ef9963.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/nova_api_healthcheck_metadata_wsgi_change-4a191009d7ef9963.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e8ca8a4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/nova_api_healthcheck_metadata_wsgi_change-4a191009d7ef9963.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    While we have a dedicated nova_metadata healthcheck script, the
+    nova_metadata and nova_api container the same image and the current nova
+    api healtcheck script still checks the non wsgi implementation. This
+    changes the nova_api healthcheck script to check the metadata wsgi vhost
+    config for details instead of the details in nova.conf.